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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many farms did Colonel Edward Lloyd own?
(a) 5.
(b) More than 20.
(c) More than 10.
(d) More than 30.

2. What is Douglass's concern in Chapter 1 symbolic for?
(a) Loss of his identity.
(b) Not being loved.
(c) Feeling helpless.
(d) Lack of control.

3. How many slaves were at the main farm?
(a) 300-400.
(b) 100-200.
(c) 10-20.
(d) 30-40.

4. What event did the author of the second Preface predict?
(a) The end of slavery the following year.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) His own death.
(d) The death of Douglass.

5. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?
(a) He was a publisher.
(b) He was a writer.
(c) He was a soldier.
(d) He was a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Colonel often do when the slaves disrespected him?

2. Which relatives' names does Douglass know?

3. When was the opening Preface written?

4. What did the slave master who replaced Mr. Hopkins want to do?

5. What is a main theme that Douglass uses in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Douglass knowing the slave master's family's names?

2. What was the West Indies Experiment?

3. Describe the Great House Farm. Who owned it?

4. How does Douglass describe the treatment of mulatto slaves in Chapter 1?

5. What is the irony regarding the slaves wanting to work at the main farm?

6. What does Phillips compare slaves to in the second Preface?

7. Who was Austin Gore? How is he described?

8. What is the importance of the songs of the slaves in Chapter 2?

9. What common practice upsets Douglass, according to his narrative in Chapter 1?

10. Why is Douglass so concerned about his age in Chapter 1?

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